Battle of Fort Bowyer (1814)
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The Battle of Fort Bowyer (1814) was a key American defensive victory against British forces near Mobile, Alabama, that helped delay British advances on the Gulf Coast late in the War of 1812.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fort Bowyer (1815) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| attacker | British expeditionary force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ United States militia forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | September 1814 ⓘ |
| defender | United States garrison at Fort Bowyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensivePosition | Fort Bowyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | September 15, 1814 ⓘ |
| followedBy | British campaign against New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortificationType | earthen and wooden fort ⓘ |
| landForcesInvolvement | British troops supported the naval attack ⓘ |
| laterEventAtSameSite | Second Battle of Fort Bowyer (February 1815) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Bowyer
NERFINISHED
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Mobile Point, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ near entrance to Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| navalInvolvement | Royal Navy warships bombarded the fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Mobile, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | American defenders successfully resisted a combined British land and naval assault ⓘ |
| outcome | British attack repulsed ⓘ |
| partOf | Gulf Coast campaign of the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier British operations along the Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| primaryObjectiveOfAttackers |
capture Fort Bowyer
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gain control of entrance to Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| primaryObjectiveOfDefenders | deny British access to Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| region |
American South
NERFINISHED
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Gulf Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | American victory ⓘ |
| startDate | September 12, 1814 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
delayed British advance on the Gulf Coast
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helped protect Mobile, Alabama from immediate capture ⓘ influenced British decision to shift focus toward New Orleans ⓘ |
| theater | Gulf of Mexico theater of the War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late phase of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
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Battle of Fort Bowyer (1815)